The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Finnish: YLE Radion sinfoniaorkesteri, Swedish: YLE Radions Symfoniorkester) is a Finnish orchestra based in Helsinki, and is the chief radio orchestra of the Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE). The orchestra primarily gives concerts at the Finlandia Hall and the Hall of Culture in Helsinki. Primary funding comes from radio licence fees from the Finnish population.
The ensemble was founded in 1927 as the Radi...
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The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Finnish: YLE Radion sinfoniaorkesteri, Swedish: YLE Radions Symfoniorkester) is a Finnish orchestra based in Helsinki, and is the chief radio orchestra of the Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE). The orchestra primarily gives concerts at the Finlandia Hall and the Hall of Culture in Helsinki. Primary funding comes from radio licence fees from the Finnish population.
The ensemble was founded in 1927 as the Radio Orchestra with ten musicians, with Erkki Linko as its first conductor. Though never holding the title of chief conductor, Linko remained affiliated with the orchestra until 1952. Toivo Haapanen became the orchestra's first chief conductor in 1929 and held the post until his death in 1950. The orchestra performed mainly studio concerts for the first portion of its history. Until World War II, the orchestra gave only 20 public concerts, with freelance musicians to bolster the ranks.
After World War II, with the new Director General Hella...
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